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A new ARCH Lab paper entitled, “The impact of chronic physical illness, maternal depressive symptoms, family functioning, and self-esteem on symptoms of anxiety and depression in children” was recently published in the Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. This study showed that chronic illness in children has a cascading effect resulting in elevated depressive symptoms in […]

The ARCH Lab has received funding from Hamilton Health Sciences to conduct two important studies on the relationship between mental and physical health in children and youth. For more information about these studies, please visit our Projects page.

Dr. Mark Ferro, Director of the ARCH Lab, was awarded a Hamilton Health Sciences Research Early Career Award. This three-year renewable award will allow Dr. Ferro to dedicate a significant portion of his time to developing his research program and conducting studies that will contribute to important publications in the field.

Dr. Mark Ferro, Director of the ARCH Lab, is named as a Brain Star Award recipient for his paper entitled, “Self-concept among children and adolescents with a chronic illness: a meta-analytic review” published in Health Psychology. This program of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research supports the work of researchers with promising careers in neuroscience, […]

Dr. Mark Ferro is awarded a prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship for his research focusing on the reduction of psychiatric problems in children with chronic health conditions. For more information, please visit these links: http://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/article/four-prestigious-banting-fellowships-for-mcmaster-researchers/ http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2256416-elite-postdoctoral-fellows-named/